F1 Hybrid Improvement of Chinese Radish
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Nine inbred lines of Chinese radish were investigated for their self incompatibility levels by fluorescent microscope technique and seed set analysis. Results showed that most of the inbred lines exhibited self incompatibility. They were crossed in all possible combinations to select for the best hybrid combination. Based on varietal trial and ability to set seed it was found that 27 x 18 combination had seed yield 0.68 g/pod and also produced good horticultural characteristics such as uniformity, dark green leaf without hair, cylindrical shape, smooth skin, firm texture of root and weighed about 360-400 g. These characteristics are acceptable by markets. Root yield of these hybrids were a few times higher than market varieties. The hybrid varieties should be future tested in farmer trials.
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